1/4 Rupee - Elizabeth II - 1'st Portrait (1960 - 1978)
Features
Denomination | 1/4 Rupee |
Catalog Number | KM# 36 |
Weight (g) | 2.95 |
Diameter (mm) | 19 |
Thickness (mm) | 1.3 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
Not Magnetic | |
Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Cecil Walter Thomas
Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse
Engraved by George Edward Kruger Gray
Lettering:
* MAURITIUS *
QUARTER · RUPEE · 1978
* MAURITIUS *
QUARTER · RUPEE · 1978
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | 1,000,000 | Very Common | |
1960 | Proof | Not Common | |
1964 | 400,000 | Very Common | |
1964 | Proof | Not Common | |
1965 | 400,000 | Very Common | |
1970 | 400,000 | Very Common | |
1971 | 540,000 | Very Common | |
1971 | 750 | Proof | Common |
1975 | 8,940,000 | Very Common | |
1978 | Very Common | ||
1978 | 9,268 | Proof | Common |